An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c40.298

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*Pd II*, early historical. This Pd is divided into two phases, A and B, dated on the basis of finds from the 5th to the 3rd century B.C. and the 3rd century B.C. to the 1st century A.D. respectively. Pd II A has yielded remains of mud walls, floor levels and ring-wells [14.15], but a large amount of ash, burnt wood and charred pottery suggests that the habitation was destroyed several times by fire. The predominant pottery is the NBPW [11.16] together with the red, black-and-red and black wares. Other finds include: beads of semiprecious stones, bone, glass, shell and terracotta; terracotta skin-rubbers [18.4], wheels, human figurines [17.2], crucibles [16.4] and stoppers; iron objects like arrowheads, spearheads, caltrops [19.3.5], knives, chisels, ladles, rings and nails; stone querns and mullers [6.19]; and antimony rods [18.1]. Of great interest are the bone points having close similarities with those from Taxila. This cultural equipment coninues into the subsequent Pd II B, the additions being uninscribed cast copper coins [3.1] and a few sherds of the Russet-coated Painted Ware [11.22].